Princeton's WordNet

1. need, demand(noun)

   a condition requiring relief

   "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"

2. need, want(noun)

   anything that is necessary but lacking

   "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

3. motivation, motive, need(noun)

   the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

   "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

4. indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization(verb)

   a state of extreme poverty or destitution

   "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

5. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand(verb)

   require as useful, just, or proper

   "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

6. want, need, require(verb)

   have need of

   "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

7. need(verb)

   have or feel a need for

   "always needing friends and money"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. need(verb)nid

   indicates sth is necessary or required

   I'm so hot - I need a drink.; She needs help.; You need to show ID at the door.

2. neednid

   indicates what you should do or want to do

   I need to go shopping.; You just need to keep trying.

3. neednid

   indicates what is necessary

   You needn't worry.

4. neednid

   indicates it is not necessary to do sth

   I need hardly say that the artist is one of our national treasures.

5. need(noun)nid

   a situation in which sth is necessary

   an urgent need for food aid; There is no need to be afraid.; The house is in need of a paint job.

6. neednid

   to do what is necessary

   a program that meets the needs of the community

7. neednid

   sth sb needs to live or achieve sth

   Everyone has needs.

8. neednid

   a strong feeling that you want sth

   a child's need for love; I felt the need to visit my family.

9. neednid

   the state of not having enough food, shelter, money, etc.

   a charity serving children in need

10. neednid

    if sth is necessary

    We'll save the money for the trip, if need be.

Webster Dictionary

1. Need(noun)

   a state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want

2. Need(noun)

   want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution

3. Need(noun)

   that which is needful; anything necessary to be done; (pl.) necessary things; business

4. Need(noun)

   situation of need; peril; danger

5. Need(noun)

   to be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or relief

6. Need(verb)

   to be wanted; to be necessary

7. Need(adverb)

   of necessity. See Needs

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